As he expanded his private practice, Sukir Sinnathamby, MD, MBA’18, discovered he needed new skills to manage the business that he simply did not have as an experienced physician.
Shortly after graduating from the Kelley School Physician MBA Program in May 2022, Anuj Goel’s new leadership hoped he could use his new business training and clinical expertise to improve the geriatric psychiatry unit and help it run more efficiently.
The Physician MBA Program awarded the distinguished Anthony D. Cox Leadership and Impact Award to Thomas Ciulla, MD, MBA’15, and Jason Smith MD, MBA’19, for their leadership and influence across the healthcare industry.
Trauma surgeons are accustomed to managing emergencies and leading teams through difficult situations. Sometimes that leadership involves speaking up about uncomfortable truths.
While Sam Kim, MD, MBA’18, was accustomed—like all physicians—to keeping up with continuing medical education and the latest research in his field, he began seeing a shift in his practice from delivering medicine to a greater importance on understanding the economics of healthcare.
The Indiana University Kelley School of Business Physician MBA Program celebrates 10 years and its 324 physician MBAs graduates, representing 77 specialties from 36 states who are making a difference in healthcare systems across the country.
As the regional vice president of health services for Humana in the south-central region of Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, Giridhar Chilukuri, MD, MBA’19, uses the skills he gained in the Physician MBA each day.
As a physician in executive leadership, Ann Marie Nelson, DO, MBA’15, realized expanding her business knowledge could position her to improve healthcare and create a greater impact for patients.